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ILAC to open high LaSalle College fined CAN$30
school in Vancouver million by Quebec government
SECONDARY LANGUAGE TERTIARY
anada-based ILAC Education he government of Quebec has fined
Group has announced LaSalle College Montreal CAN$29.9 million
Cthe opening of a new Tfor exceeding the maximum ratio of
international high school in Vancouver in September, adding to its students on English-medium programmes
first high school location in Toronto. that CEGEPS and colleges in the provinces are
The new ILAC International High School in Vancouver, located in allowed to enrol.
the downtown Coal Harbour neighbourhood, will focus on providing A Spokesperson for the Higher Education
a pathway into more than 300 partner Canadian and American Ministry said LaSalle College was accused of
universities and colleges for both international and domestic surpassing its limit by 716 students in the
students. It will also offer high school experience programmes for 2023/24 academic year, and 1,066 in the
international students. 2024/25 academic year, and said that LaSalle
“After a successful first year of our ILAC International High was the only private college not complying with
School in Toronto, we are excited to bring our unique high school the law.
model to Vancouver,” said John DeFranco, CEO. “Our small class Quebec’s Bill 96 was introduced in 2022 and
sizes, dedicated ESL support and diversity in the classroom are stipulates that colleges cannot exceed 17.5 per
the secret sauce that enables our students to succeed.” Read cent enrolment in English language students or
more at: https://bit.ly/3IHNCUt the previous year’s enrolments.
“This $30 million penalty jeopardizes the
future of our institution and thousands of stu-
Canada increases financial requirement dents,” LaSalle College said in a statement on
for students the penalty, which it said was unprecedented.

LANGUAGE SECONDARY TERTIARY ASSOCIATED The college, which is challenging the fine,
said, “The students concerned were already
mmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has enrolled at the time the law came into effect
announced that the required funds to demonstrate financial and were all legally admitted with the required
Imeans for study permit applications will increase from government authorizations. The College can-
September 1st, 2025. not legally cancel their contracts or interrupt
Study permit applicants will need to demonstrate evidence their educational path.” Read the full story at:
of CAN$22,895 per year of study, on top of tuition and an https://bit.ly/4nVQpJI
increase of 11 per cent compared with the previous level of
CAN$20,635.
In late 2023, IRCC doubled the financial proof requirement,
claiming that this was more in line with the true cost of living
in Canada and that students had been arriving with insufficient
funds. Full story at: https://bit.ly/4fqVar7

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